Russian Armed Forces

Armed Forces of the Russian Federation Вооружённые Си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции
Banner of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation
Founded	7 May 1992
Service branches	Russian Ground Forces Russian Aerospace Forces Russian Navy Strategic Missile Troops Russian Airborne Troops
Leadership
Supreme Commander-in-Chief	President Vladimir Putin
Minister of Defence	General of the Army Sergey Shoigu
Chief of the General Staff	General of the Army Valery Gerasimov
Manpower
Military age	18~27
Conscription	12 months
Active personnel	1,000,000 (2017) (ranked 5th)
Reserve personnel	2,000,000 (2017)
Expenditures
Budget	$69.7 billion (2017) (ranked 4th)
Percent of GDP	5.4% (FY 2017)
Industry
Domestic suppliers	List Sukhoi Mikoyan Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant Kamov Tupolev Ilyushin Tikhomirov Scientific Research Institute of Instrument Design Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology Kalashnikov Concern Almaz-Antey Beriev GAZ ZiL Sevmash Admiralty Shipyard Yantar Shipyard Northern Shipyard Zalenodolsk Shipyard Kerch Shipyard Zvezda Shipyard Uralvagonzavod Kurganmashzavod KAMAZ
Annual exports	List  Brazil  Bangladesh  Mongolia  China  Serbia  Belarus  Iran  Indonesia  Malaysia  Thailand  Venezuela  Australia  New Zealand  Vietnam  Mexico  United Kingdom  Singapore  Philippines  Greece  Kazakhstan  Czech Republic  Uzbekistan  Tajikistan  India  Pakistan  Lebanon  Bulgaria  Romania  Kyrgyzstan  Argentina  Bolivia  Ecuador  Iraq  Armenia  Azerbaijan  Peru  Syria
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Ranks	Air Force ranks and insignia Army ranks and insignia Navy ranks and insignia

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (Russian: Вооружённые Си́лы Росси́йской Федера́ции, tr. Vooruzhonnije Síly Rossíyskoj Federátsii) are the military service of the Russian Federation, established after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. On 7 May 1992, Boris Yeltsin signed a presidential decree establishing the Russian Ministry of Defence and placing all Soviet Armed Forces troops on the territory of the Russian SFSR under Russian control. The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is the President of Russia. The Russian Armed Forces were formed in 1992.

Armed forces under the Ministry of Defence are divided into:

There are additionally two further "separate troop branches", the National Guard and the Border Service. These are not normally included as branches of the "Armed Forces" but are nonetheless used in armed conflicts.

The number of personnel is specified by decree of the President of Russia. On 1 January 2008, a number of 2,019,629 units, including military of 1,134,800 units, was set. In 2010 the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) estimated that the Russian Armed Forces numbered about 1,027,000 active troops and in the region of 2,035,000 reserves (largely ex-conscripts). As opposed to personnel specified by decree, actual personnel in the forces are paid was reported by the Audit Chamber of Russia as 766,000 in October 2013. As of December 2016, the armed forces are at 93 percent of the required manpower.